On October 18, 2017, the Chinese Communist Party will convene its 19th Party Congress in Beijing. The Communist Party Congress takes place once every five years and is an indicator of how priorities of the party may shift or maintain while signaling the potential future leaders of the People's Republic of China. In this critical moment in international politics, all eyes are on the China as party delegates elect the new leadership of the Chinese Communist Party.
Dr. Willy Wo-Lap Lam, a senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation and adjunct professor at the Center for China Studies, in the History Department, and in the Program of Master’s in Global Political Economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, spoke to Georgetown students and guests about his expectations for the party congress. He provided his list of predictions on personnel changes to the Politburo Standing Committee and the Central Military Commission, as well as his thoughts on the implications of the congress for China's economic priorities. Professor Dennis Wilder moderated the discussion.
This event was co-sponsored by the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues and the SFS Asian Studies Program.
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Dr. Willy Wo-Lap Lam is a senior fellow at the Jamestown Foundation and adjunct professor at the Center for China Studies, in the History Department, and in the Program of Master’s in Global Political Economy at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.